Five people have perished in a raging inferno that tore through a hotel and casino complex in Manila, authorities said Monday, after firefighters battled more than 24 hours to put out the blaze which raged from Sunday morning to early Monday.
One of several people injured in the fire at the Manil

Vladimir Putin claimed on Monday a landslide victory in the Russian presidential elections, which will see him remain in the Kremlin for another six years in a record fourth term in office.
Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his best election performance with 76.67 perce

A bomber, whose explosives vest failed to detonate, was killed on Sunday as he attempted to attack a group of university students in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday.
The police district chief said that five students were wounded in the attack.
Nasir Nadery said the attacker, who slipped

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was fired by the Justice Department Friday just days before he was to retire.
"Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy," US President Donald Trump tweeted soon after the firing.
"Sanctim

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed on Friday their solidarity with London over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
Meeting in Paris, Merkel said that Europe is looking for "the most appropriate response" to the attack that has been widely

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks by telephone on Friday over North Korea ahead of a planned summit between the American leader and Kim Jong Un later this year.
Trump and Moon expressed "cautious optimism" that North Korea could enjoy a "brighter future"

Moscow will expel British diplomats in response to London's move to kick out 23 staff at the Russian embassy in London over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
"Of course we will," Lavrov told journalists when asked whether Russia w